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The revolution in Tunisia inspired people in Egypt to brave a popular uprising of their own. And now pro-democracy protests are spreading throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Democracy Now! follows the political unrest closely.

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    David Graeber: The Debt of the American Poor Should Be Forgiven

    As President Obama prepares to outline a deficit-reduction plan that includes tax increases, as well as cuts to programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, anthropologist David Graeber proposes a radical solution: cancel the debt of the nation’s poor. "Debts between the very wealthy or between governments can always be renegotiated and always have been throughout world history. They’re not anything set in stone," says Graeber,...
    Sep 19, 2011 | Story
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    Video Report from Libya: "I Never Expected We Would Be Free"

    In Libya, a brigade commander of Libyan revolutionary fighters says his forces are communicating with families stuck inside of Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s besieged hometown to try to secure a way out. More than one month after seizing Tripoli and effectively ending Gaddafi’s rule, revolutionary forces still face fierce resistance from Gaddafi loyalists in the towns of Sirte, Bani Walid and in pockets in the country’s desert south....
    Sep 27, 2011 | Story
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    Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Raji Sourani on U.N. Statehood Bid, Peace Process, Gaza Siege

    As the United Nations Security Council considers the Palestinian bid for statehood, we speak with human rights lawyer, Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza and Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights.
    Sep 27, 2011 | Web Exclusive
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    7 Months After Revolution Ousted Mubarak, Egyptian Military Maintains Control, Suppressing Dissent

    Over the weekend, Egyptian political parties dropped a threat to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, the first multi-candidate vote since the ouster of longtime president, Hosni Mubarak. The parties agreed to take part in the vote after Egypt’s ruling military council vowed to amend a voting law that would have made it easier for former Mubarak allies to return to government. But the military council’s shift fell short of ongoing...
    Oct 04, 2011 | Story
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    Yemeni Activist Tawakkul Karman, First Female Arab Nobel Peace Laureate: A Nod for Arab Spring

    In an interview, Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman said her Nobel Peace Prize is a victory for Yemen and for all of the uprisings of the Arab Spring. Karman is a 32-year-old journalist and the head of the Yemeni nonprofit group Women Journalists Without Chains. She was detained for a time during the political unrest earlier this year. She is the first Arab female to win the Nobel Peace Prize and is believed to be the youngest winner of the peace...
    Oct 07, 2011 | Story
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    Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman on Human Rights Abuses Enabled by "War on Terror"

    Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman, one of three recipients who split the award this year, spoke in New York City at the Brecht Forum last year about state violence, targeted killings, and human rights abuses enabled by the so-called "war on terror." Democracy Now! was there, and we bring you her address. [includes rush transcript]
    Oct 07, 2011 | Web Exclusive
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    "Chaos and Bloodshed": 25 Die in Cairo as Egyptian Military Attacks Coptic Christian Protesters

    In Egypt, at least two dozen people died on Sunday when the Egyptian military attacked a large gathering of Coptic Christian protesters. The violence broke out after a protest in Cairo against an attack on a church in Aswan province last week. Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous was in Cairo and witnessed the killings. "Then the military attacked. They came rushing forward, beating anyone in their path. Then they started opening...
    Oct 10, 2011 | Story
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    Stéphane Hessel on Occupy Wall Street: Find the Time for Outrage When Your Values Are Not Respected

    As the Occupy Wall Street movement expands across the United States, drawing inspiration from the Arab Spring in Egypt and the protests in Spain, Democracy Now! speaks with former French Resistance fighter, Stéphane Hessel, whose pamphlet-length book, "Time for Outrage," helped inspire some of these uprisings. [includes rush transcript]
    Oct 10, 2011 | Web Exclusive

  • Bloodbath in Cairo: An Eyewitness Account by Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous

    October 9th is a day that will not soon be forgotten in Egypt. Chaos and bloodshed engulfed the streets of Cairo in some of the worst violence the country has seen since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak eight months ago. Read Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous' report on the latest developments for The Nation.
    Oct 11, 2011 | Web Exclusive

  • "Globalizing Dissent, From Tahrir Square to Liberty Plaza" By Amy Goodman

    The winds of change are blowing across the globe. What triggers such change, and when it will strike, is something that no one can predict.
    Oct 26, 2011 | Columns & Articles